... avoid placing themselves in a situation where they would imitate the evil acts of evil characters (as they would perhaps not normally do). When, however, imitation is used as a form of diction, Plato comes to the conclusion that any such imitation which mimics men who are not of upright and intelligent nature is undesirable in the ideal city. Plato therefore seems to ... ...

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... this theory. Within Aristotle's definition of tragedy and what he believed it was, we find the elements that he believes make up a tragedy- those are the plot, the characters, thought, diction, melody and the spectacle. These elements coupled with Aristotle's Poetics are apparently what make up a tragedy so these will be applied to Oedipus Tyrannus to see if it exemplifies or ... ...

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